Tressot?

Sacy?

only authorized for sparkling wines in Burgundy, another pinot noir x gouais blanc

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What latitude is Burgundy?

46-48 degree latitude, 47th parallel runs through Volnay

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climate of Burgundy?

continental

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how does Burgundy compare to other new world pinot and chardonnay regions?

Burgundy is warmer than most but sunshine and average temp throughout the entire season are lower, and the growing season is compressed

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how many sunlight hours in Burgundy and average temperatures

1,300 and average temps of 68 degrees July-August

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When is budbreak in Burgundy?

late April

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flowering in Burgundy?

mid-June

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veraison?

early August

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harvest?

end of September

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What are the five main growing regions in Burgundy?

Chablis, Cote d'Or Cote Chalonnaise, Maconnais and Beaujolais

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Grand Auxerrois is made up of what communes?

Vezelay, Irancy, Tonnerre, Joigny, Chablis

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Cote Chalonnaise lies in which department?

Saone et Loire department

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Which river runs from S. of the Cote d'Or ( Chalon-sur-Saone) to Macon?

Saone river

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Most of Beaujolais lies in which department?

Rhone Department, except for a small portion in the north

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How does the landscape change from the north to south of Maconnais ?

North- like chalonnaise (rolling hills) South-jagged limestone including the rock of solutre

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Who were the Burgundians?

Small Germanic Tribesman who arrived in 436

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Where/when were the Benedictine Monks establish in Burgundy?

Abbey at Cluny in Burgundy after the dark ages

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Who are the Cistercians? What famous vineyard holding are the known for?

an offshoot of the Benedictines (about the 12th century) including Clos Vougeot

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Who were the Dukes of Valois?

1363-1477 ruled until the French Town took over

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Hospices de Beaune?

Nicolas Rolin founded in 1443, every year holds wine auction 3rd Saturday in November for proceeds to benefit the sick

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Pre and Post revolutionary change in Burgundy?

church and private ownership before French Revolution, after land was seized and auctioned off early 1790's

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Napoleonic code? what year?

1804 abolished primogeniture, requiring for inheritance to be split equally

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primogeniture?

first born succession of estate

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when did Negociant houses begin? and controlled trade till?

18th century until estate bottling in 1920's

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metayage?

sharecropping

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fermage?

leasing agreements

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Winemaking practice trends 1950's and 1960's?

could be sold in barrel and bottled elsewhere

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Winemaking practices in 1980's and 1990's?

rise of new oak for wines, rising levels or ripeness at harvest, preoccupation with darker color, greater reliance on cultured yeasts, enzymes etc. new equipment such as distempers, sorting tables, temperature control and pneumatic presses

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cold maceration? who pushed for this method?

made famous by Henri Jayer, grapes are crushed and cold soaked at 10-14C for days, up to a week or more as a way to extract color, less astringent tannins and develop fruit aromatics (halting the onset of fermentation)

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carbonic vs semi-carbonic?

carbonic= whole clusters or whole berries in a closed vat, pump in CO2 (berries undergo intracellular fermentation, consuming sugar and malic acid to produce alcohol and CO2 w/o yeast)semi-carbonic=CO2 is produced naturally, whole clusters at the bottom of the tank break naturally and ferment normally, creating a blanket of CO2